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Meaning of 永劫回帰(えいごうかいき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 永劫回帰

Kana Reading えいごうかいき

Romaji eigōkaiki

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

eternal recurrence; eternal return; Nietzsche's "ewige Wiederkunft"

Related Kanji

永 JLPT 2

5 strokes

eternity, long, lengthy

On'Yomi: エイ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い

帰 JLPT 4

10 strokes

homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

On'Yomi: キ

Kun'Yomi: かえ.る, かえ.す, おく.る, とつ.ぐ

回 JLPT 4

6 strokes

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

On'Yomi: カイ, エ

Kun'Yomi: まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り, まわ.す, -まわ.す, まわ.し-, -まわ.し, もとお.る, か.える

劫

7 strokes

threat, long ages

On'Yomi: コウ, ゴウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: おびや.かす